Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 8,243 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Henry Cohen Hardy ( ? — ? )
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Z. Alexander Looby (1899-1972)
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Jermaine LaJuane Jackson (1954 – )
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Barry White/Barry Eugene Carter (1944-2003)

Explore Global African History

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Martin De Porres (1579-1639)
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University of the West Indies (1948- )
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Fionnghuala Isibeal Tome O’Reilly, (1993- )
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(1961) Albert Luthuli, “Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech”

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Charles Mitchell, Slavery, and Washington Territory in 1860
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Cowboys of Color in South America
Frances Louise Hamilton (LT) and Hallie Annie Dee Williams (RT), 1927 Yearbook Photos
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Go Anyplace But Here, Please: The Fight to Train Black Nurses in San Diego
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Fighting for Racial Justice in the Pacific Northwest: Lillian Walker and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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